⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 7:22 · WSH 19-5 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 83-76 IND
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 83-76 IND
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · WSH 84-79 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 1:06 · WSH 48-46 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 3:30 · WSH 80-73 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
